“To L and Back L Word” Podcast Episode 105: Lies, Lies, Lies
This week on “To L and Back,” a smash-hit podcast about The L Word, Lara tells Dana that it doesn’t change the way she feels about her or how much pleasure she gave her!
Sanctuary of the Pines
The mountains and forests of Northwest Montana were where I felt the freest as a lesbian, but I didn’t know that feeling had queer roots going back 100 years, to when my doppelgänger was wandering these woods.
The Perfect Queer Poem: When You Need to Break Up With Your Lover Who Is Also Your Best Friend
So much of what we might think of as queer lyric poetry comes is set by Sappho’s example: her attempts to speak her desire so emphatically that it wills love into existence.
Sunday Funday is Jamming to Juice and Lizzo’s Joy
Plus: The ultimate Riot Grrrl listening guide, Caster Semenya is the GOAT, the first elected trans woman of African descent to sit on the São Paulo congress, and more!
NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Is Trying To Be In A Body
Sometimes it’s hard to focus on being in your body, how to get into impact play, PornHub might acquire NSFW Tumblr and more.
Be The Change: Allies, Accomplices and Collective Liberation
What’s the difference between ally and accomplice? How can you use these terms to think about how you’re in solidarity with others?
Some Things: Roots
“I’m growing something in my chest that’s spreading through my bones.”
Boobs on Your Tube: Aww, It’s Petra’s First Lesbian Bar on “Jane the Virgin”
Plus: Niko and Mel go on the cutest little detective chase on “Charmed.”
FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: Which Gay Superpowers Do You Want?
Let’s talk about big gay superpowers we’d want like being invisible to straight people or growing out undercuts in an instant.
Weekender: Miami and Miami Beach Pride
I spent five days in Miami and Miami Beach, and it was not nearly enough! Here are some things I checked out and would recommend.
The Comment Awards Are Celebrating Carol Haird
“Please would you like to bang? I think you’re glorious.”
The Gayest Shit I’ve Ever Done in the Great Outdoors
“When was the last time you saw a straight person in a bog? That’s what I thought.”
You Need Help: What Does My Crush on Someone Older Than Me Mean?
“I have recently grown attracted to someone who is older than me. Not too much older, but enough to make me question where I’m coming from.”
How My Badass Butch Skyrim Character Saved My Life
In the mirror, I saw a scrawny, hollow-eyed girl dressed in ill-fitting boys’ clothes, a parody of a parody of masculinity. But in the screen, I saw myself made strong, confident, fearless, perfect.
Vida’s Season Two Trailer Is Here, Queerer Than Ever
Vida’s second season promises to be deliciously complicated, sultry, and heart-wrenching. Dammit, I already want more!
Into the A+ Advice Box #7: Gender Neutral Parent Names, So Many Questions about Crushes, and More!
Highlights include: going down while wearing a nose ring, surviving the United States as a queer immigrant, living on the same college campus as your ex, and also how to perfectly time your break up. That’s just the beginning!
10 Summer Tracks for Girls Who Want Girls
This summer I want to kiss girls. Girls sticky with lipgloss, girls purple with lipstain, girls sweet with cherry chapstick. I dream about kissing girls in my car (front or back seat). I dream about kissing them in the shade or in the sun. We are always a little bit sweaty and smelling like grass. We are always kissing to music.
“Riverdale” Episode 320 Recap: Prom Night Horrors
Plus, Cheryl and Toni slow dance!
Pop Culture Fix: Handmaid’s Tale Season Three Trailer Finds Serena and June At The Pool, S-M-O-K-I-N-G
Handmaid’s Tale Season Three promises revolution and darkness, Kristen Stewart talks about pressure to define her sexuality, Suranne Jones hired a lesbian sex consultant for “Gentleman Jack,” Clairo on not being straight, writers from Pose and Boomerang and Good Trouble discuss LGBTQ rep, and so much more!
Unlikely Hikers: Creating Space For Everyone On The Trail, One Group Hike At A Time
“I can’t explain how unreal it felt to be able to let my guard down with a big group of strangers on a hike.”